1928 Hamilton state by-election

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1928 Hamilton state by-election
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Electoral district of Hamilton in the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Registered17,398
Turnout70.9% (Decrease2.svg 14.1)
 First partySecond party
 
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Candidate James Smith Walter Skelton
Party Labor Protestant Labour
Primary  vote5,8514,851
Percentage48.0%38.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg 10.6Increase2.svg 31.5
2CP 51.2%48.8%
2CP swingIncrease2.svg 51.2Increase2.svg 48.8
MP before election

David Murray
Labor

Elected MP

James Smith
Labor

The 1928 Hamilton state by-election was held on 8 September 1928 to elect the member for Hamilton in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the death of Labor Party MP David Murray. [1] [2]

Contents

Hamilton had been won by Labor with 58.6% of the vote when it was first contested at the 1927 state election. [3] However, Labor lost more than 10% of its vote at the by-election and only narrowly retained the seat against Protestant Independent Labour Party candidate Walter Skelton, with James Smith elected with 51.2% of the two-candidate-preferred vote. [4] [5] Skelton would have likely won if all Nationalist Party voters exercised their second preferences, something they were not required to do under the optional preferential voting system. [6] [7]

Key events

Candidates

PartyCandidateBackground
  Nationalist Henry CornishAlderman on Newcastle Municipal Council and former mayor of Newcastle [12] [13] [14]
  Independent Labor [15] [16] James IcetonMining check inspector who had contested Labor preselection [17] [18] [19]
  Protestant Labour Walter Skelton Former MP for Newcastle [20] [21]
  Labor James Smith Bricklayer and union official [22] [23]

Result

1928 Hamilton state by-election [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Smith 5,85148.0−10.6
Protestant Labour Walter Skelton 4,85138.8+31.5
Nationalist Henry Cornish1,46812.0−8.5
Independent Labor James Iceton230.2+0.2
Total formal votes12,19398.9+1.0
Informal votes1401.1−1.0
Turnout 12,33370.9−14.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor James Smith 5,96851.2+51.2
Protestant Labour Walter Skelton 5,68448.8+48.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

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  1. ↑ "Member for Hamilton Dead". The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser. 7 August 1928. p. 1. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "WITH LIQUOR POLL?". Evening News. 7 August 1928. p. 10. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "Hamilton - 1927". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Labour Candidate Wins". The Argus. 12 September 1928. p. 6. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Smith Wins". Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative. 13 September 1928. p. 33. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
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  11. ↑ "THREE OF THE CANDIDATES FOR THE HAMILTON VACANCY". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 August 1928. p. 14. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
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